DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/21 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.5 - - 61.0 - - 64.2 - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 108 - - 18 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 160 - - 752 - - 1176 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 920 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1049 - - 1641 - - 2065 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 231 - - 836 - - 1728 - - 606 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 77 - - 181 - - 124 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 183 - - 215 - - 222 - - 156 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1087 - - -1172 - - -1673 - - -877 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2136 - - 2813 - - 3738 - - 1814 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9424 - - -6286 - - -6482 - - -4499 ODpotential blCL - - - 10473 - - 7927 - - 8547 - - 5436 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 75 - - 67 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.5 - - 61.0 - - 64.2 - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.8 - - 52.1 - - 51.3 - - 52.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 60.3 - - 64.2 - - 61.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 51.1 - - 50.3 - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 108 - - 18 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 160 - - 752 - - 1176 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97218 1 091 8 250 5 277 2 356 97218 90019 8 063 1 332 3 275 6 043 90019 84502 7 059 4 091 4 225 6 029 84502 79921 2 010 1 352 4 298 4 018 79921 75963 3 338 3 288 8 318 4 005 75963 72462 2 008 1 315 10 282 9 314 72462 69293 7 302 5 347 7 279 11 307 69293 66381 14 315 12 303 13 306 13 299 66381 63681 25 298 19 299 15 304 11 302 63681 61059 26 286 23 301 19 300 21 301 61059 58324 30 289 29 293 27 289 26 289 58324 55486 34 285 34 282 35 283 36 295 55486 52775 39 287 39 284 40 288 42 295 52775 50331 42 284 46 288 45 294 45 298 50331 48128 40 281 50 287 51 294 50 297 48128 46115 41 282 51 284 54 291 55 298 46115 44261 44 284 53 282 55 289 60 298 44261 42540 47 284 54 284 56 291 62 297 42540 40931 48 288 53 289 58 295 64 296 40931 39418 49 295 54 294 61 298 64 297 39418 37991 52 300 57 297 61 298 64 297 37991 36612 53 303 57 298 59 297 63 299 36612 35214 51 302 56 301 57 298 63 303 35214 33768 47 300 49 303 53 302 61 307 33768 32285 37 298 43 300 46 310 56 312 32285 30753 30 294 35 299 41 316 58 314 30753 29154 20 284 29 297 36 318 58 312 29154 27481 12 278 21 280 34 320 47 305 27481 25729 14 291 18 271 29 323 40 300 25729 23898 17 297 16 283 19 297 32 293 23898 21994 15 304 16 289 18 283 27 294 21994 20008 16 307 16 293 21 295 27 309 20008 17936 17 309 16 296 23 300 27 321 17936 15819 16 300 15 288 22 298 19 325 15819 13781 8 276 15 270 19 296 17 316 13781 11929 6 273 14 259 18 299 17 319 11929 10284 7 263 11 261 17 301 15 326 10284 8825 6 240 9 255 15 300 15 332 8825 7531 6 211 9 256 12 295 14 334 7531 6387 5 214 9 264 11 291 11 329 6387 5377 4 242 8 272 10 287 10 309 5377 4488 5 271 7 276 9 282 10 293 4488 3705 6 263 6 271 8 269 10 282 3705 3003 6 237 6 258 8 254 9 273 3003 2383 7 217 6 239 6*235 8 265 2383 1866 9 202 5*223 5*225 6 253 1866 1469 10 190 4*217 5 223 3 224 1469 1197 8*186 4 215 5 220 3 183 1197 1031 6*184 4 214 5 221 3 159 1031 937 4 183 3 212 4 221 3*156 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography